NTT Electronics unveils its need-for-speed DSP solution

The new DSP supports flexible line capacities by combining multiple Baud rates and modulation formats, from 100Gbps/λ by 32GBaud QPSK to 600Gbps/λ by 64GBaud 64QAM.
This maximises per-fibre DWDM capacity from 5Tbps for tens of thousands of kilometers Ultra Long Haul (ULH) to over 30Tbps for 120km ZR transmission, and further doubles capacity by using both C-band and L-band.

The new offering is the company’s second product in its “third-generation” CMOS coherent DSP family. The new DSP core leverages Broadcom’s 16nm CMOS fin-FET high-speed mixed-signal technologies, which enhance per-lambda capacity by two to three times up to 600Gbps/λ.
In addition, it extends fibre reach by 60% compared with the previous 32GBaud low-power DSP unveiled in March 2016.

“Every service provider needs to maximise fibre capacity to meet increasing bandwidth demand,” said Haruhiko Ichino, NTT Electronics executive vice president and general manager of the Broadband System & Device Business Group.

“We are strongly committed to being a pioneer in coherent DSP innovation and to provide merchant silicon solutions for cost-effective upgrades in LH, metro and shorter-reach data centre interconnect (DCI) applications.”

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